July Blog Hop

Hey there! It's time once again for the Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop! The theme this month is America, Canada or Birthday. I hope you enjoy my projects!

In keeping with our themes this month, I made a card that could be used for July 4th or it could be a birthday card or welcome home card for a soldier or veteran.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: Topsy Turvy Celebration, Blast Off
Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, Brights DSP stack
Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red (pad and marker), Basic Gray marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes EF, white taffeta ribbon, rhinestones, white gel pen, homemade shimmer spray

Patriotic themed cards are a little bit tricky because we don't have a lot of current products that make stars, but we do have a brand new stamp set (Blast Off) that has a little flag. That is what I used to make the topper for my cake. I drew stripes onto the flag stamp using my Real Red marker and then stamped. I cut out a small square of Night of Navy cardstock for the flag's blue panel and made little white dots for the stars using my white gel pen. Here is a closeup of the flag...

My 3D project could have many different uses. They could be hung for decorations at a birthday party or July 4th barbeque. They could be put on a stick and used as a cake topper or party favor. They could also be used as a bow on top of a wrapped present.

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
Stamps: None
Paper: Summer Smooches DSP
Ink: None
Accessories: Simply Scored, Simply Scored diagonal plate, In Color brads, Brights buttons, white bakers twine, mat pack, paper piercer

These were very quick and simple to make. I started with 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" squares of DSP (but any size square would work). I made a diagonal score line from corner to opposite corner and then turned the paper 90 degrees and repeated. I then cut along the score lines until I was about one inch from the center. I folded the tips into the center and secured them with a brad that I placed using the paper piercer and mat pack. The first pinwheel also has a button attached to the center using glue dots.

That's all I have to share! I kept my post nice and short so that you could quickly move on to the other amazing projects. I hope you enjoy them! Please try to leave some comments along the way. They are very encouraging to all of us! Thanks and happy hopping!

~Marla

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Shellie G. of Creative Electica
2. Annie L. of Love Me Cards
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun!
4. Nancy B. of Lady Stamps a Lot
5. Rose C. of Stamp with Rose
6. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
7. Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
8. Patricia T. of Sunnyone Stampin'
9. Heather W. of Heather's Stampin' Blog
10. Marla R. of Marla's Stampin' Spot
11. Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
12. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim

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Topsy Turvy Celebration x 2

Hi there! I have two more cards from my class that was supposed to take place on Saturday. Unfortunately, the class was cancelled due to some extreme weather that we had Friday night. a Very violent storm brought down trees and power lines and many, many people in my area and across West Virginia are still without power. Please keep everyone here in your thoughts and prayers. The situation has been quite desperate in several areas.

OK, back to the cards- I made two versions of the same card (one masculine and one feminine) for my class. I originally thought that Topsy Turvy Celebration was a very feminine looking stamp set, but in the right color combination, it can also work for masculine cards. The masculine card was made using a color combination from the Color Coach (Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Wild Wasabi). I also added Marina Mist to get an additional and more saturated color in there. Here is the masculine version...

And here is the feminine version that uses the same color combination except that I substituted two pink shades (Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals) for the blue shades...

I have to say that I LOVE this color combination! The Raspberry Ripple looks so pretty with Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi. I think I will have to remember this combo for Christmas cards! I also think that the cake looks so cute with a bow on top and one little rhinestone for a touch of bling. :)

Stampin' Up Supplies Used:

Stamps: Topsy Turvy Celebration

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Marina Mist, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Marina Mist, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Accessories: Big Shot, 3" circle die, Square Lattice EF, 2 1/2" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Very Vanilla seam binding, basic rhinestones, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! I do have a couple more cards from the class that I will be sharing over the next few days, so be sure come back to check them out!

~Marla Pin It

Birthday Bling Bling!

I got a new order of stamping supplies yesterday afternoon and got a chance this evening to sit down and play a little while. I love getting new stamps, but it is sometimes a little overwhelming to get lots of new things all at once. I didn't know where to start.

I love the new set, Topsy Turvy Celebration, so I decided to start there. I love to watch baking shows and competitions on TV and topsy turvy cakes are so much fun! I combined two challenges for this card. The sketch is from Try Stamping on Tuesday and the color combination is from Dynamic Duos.

Stampin' Up Supplies:
Stamps: Topsy Turvy Celebration
Paper: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Brights DSP stack
Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Big Shot, Chevron EF, Scallop Trim Border punch, Basic Black satin ribbon (retired), basic pearls, basic rhinestones, large pearls

I made three different versions of this card before settling on this one, so I hope you like it! Exactly how many times can you remake the same card?!?

Take a look at the challenges and play along...

Thanks for stopping by!
~Marla Pin It